Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 197 Invited a Living Ancestor
"A Game of Chess That Is Not Finished" is a Sino-Japanese co-production released in 1982. It is the earliest co-production in China. If we just talk about the quality of the film, this movie can be said to be the pinnacle of domestic co-productions.

But whether he was watching the movie in the future or reading the script now, Lin Chaoyang always felt uncomfortable.

In this film, the Japanese war crimes were not directly shown, but the stupidity of the warlords and the Kuomintang was vividly shown;

The picture of the Chinese people suffering from the war is not directly presented, but the miserable life of the people after Japan's defeat is vividly portrayed.

In the movie, Kuang Yishan sent his son A Ming to Japan to learn chess, under the pretext of learning the art so that he could return to China to revitalize the chess world. However, no matter how you look at it, it is an act of fence-sitter who seeks good fortune and avoids danger.

Amin's experience is obviously adapted from Wu Qingyuan's experience. Wu's influence in the Go world is self-evident, but his experience is completely opposite to that of Amin in the movie.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he willingly became a Japanese citizen and joined the Japanese Go Patriotic Association in 1941. He went to China to entertain the troops by playing chess.

Please note that they were not entertaining the Chinese troops, but the Japanese troops invading China.

After Japan's defeat in the war, the then Nationalist government of China demanded that Japan deprive him of his Japanese nationality and grant him Chinese nationality. However, he did not care about Chinese nationality and still lived firmly in Japan. He even became a Japanese citizen again in 1979.

In later generations, Wu Qingyuan was touted by the Chinese cultural circle as a Go master once in a thousand years because of his brilliant achievements in the Japanese Go world, and he has many fans.

People have different opinions on his personality and national character, but from the perspective of ordinary people, he can hardly be considered a person who is beneficial to the country and the people.

Such adaptation in the movie might make people who don’t know him think that Wu Qingyuan was really such a man of integrity.

At the end of the movie, Kuang Yishan easily forgave the Japanese crimes and even played chess with Matsunami on the Great Wall, which made the movie more and more ironic.

As Lin Chaoyang slammed the table, the conference room fell silent and everyone was shocked by his anger.

Screenwriter Hong Zhou's face flushed with shame and anger, "You are talking nonsense!"

Lin Chaoyang looked at him coldly, and Hongzhou said loudly: "My script is not intended to whitewash Japan's war crimes, but to reflect the friendship between China and Japan."

"Sino-Japanese friendship? I remember a group of people said the same thing more than 40 years ago." Lin Chaoyang sneered.

"you……"

Hong Zhou was so angry at Lin Chaoyang's ridicule that his face turned red and his eyes were full of fire. "This script can't be written!"

After saying that, he left the meeting room angrily despite director Duan Jishun's attempt to stop him.

"Skeleton!"

Lin Chaoyang only cursed with three words, but for some reason, everyone in the conference room felt a burning sensation on their faces, as if they were the ones being cursed.

Seeing the situation turn out like this, director Duan Jishun didn't know what to do for a moment. He and Cheng Yin looked at each other.

Cheng Yin stood up and persuaded Lin Chaoyang to leave the meeting room first, "Chaoyang, you... why are you doing this? Alas!"

"Everyone has their own values ​​and historical perspectives. You invited me here, and I told you my opinion on the script. It's up to you whether you listen or not."

Facing Cheng Yin, Lin Chaoyang did not have the angry attitude he had in the meeting room, but spoke in a calm tone.

He is well aware that Sino-Japanese friendship is now a social trend, not only in the government but also in the cultural circles, and even many ordinary people are influenced by public opinion.

Since "A Game of Chess That Is Not Completed" is a task, it cannot be changed by just a few words from him.

"Do you think this script really has such a big problem?" Cheng Yin asked.

Lin Chaoyang said seriously, "If we put aside the nationality and identity, I think this script is well written. But I am Chinese, I am not Wu Qingyuan. In this entire script of more than 30,000 words, I only see the condescending preaching of a sophisticated and selfish vested interest."

Hearing his comments, Cheng Yin smiled bitterly and said, "How dare you say that!"

"This is not a question of whether or not to speak up. If you don't speak up, I won't speak up, and no one will speak up. In another twenty years, will Wu Qingyuan become a patriotic hero?
The numerous crimes committed by the Japanese can be easily forgiven. How can we face our compatriots who died? What qualifications do we have to forgive them? "

Lin Chaoyang's words left Cheng Yin speechless. He sighed and said, "But... this is the general environment now."

"With the current situation, it doesn't prevent me from saying a few words from my heart, right?"

Cheng Yin looked at Lin Chaoyang with a headache, "Then according to your idea, how should this script be written?"

"I write it? Then this script has to be thrown out because it has fundamental problems.

Kuang Yishan was arrested by the warlord because he refused to give in to the warlord in a game of chess. What kind of idiotic plot is this?
Did you know that Wu Qingyuan received 11 yuan a month in the Beiyang government when he was 100 years old? Was Kuang Yishan the chess king of Jiangnan named by an ignorant village boy?
And there is the character Matsunami. What kind of Japanese do you think were able to come to China during that period?

......"

Lin Chaoyang talked nonstop for a long time, and suddenly stopped, "Lao Cheng, you are also an old revolutionary, it is impossible that you don't know what I said."

Cheng Yin said with an embarrassed look: "It's just a small amount of fabrication, so we can't say anything. If you say too much, people will accuse you of exaggerating and ruining the overall situation."

"Ignoring the facts is also called appropriate fiction?" Lin Chaoyang shook his head and said helplessly: "You should find someone else. I will not participate in such a movie."

Cheng Yin held him back, "You can't leave. Xiao Hong has already run away because of you. If you leave again, what will happen to the movie?"

Lin Chaoyang was so angry that he laughed, "Why do you still want to blackmail me?"

After a struggle, Cheng Yin persuaded him to go back to the guesthouse, and then he and Duan Jishun went to find the factory director Wang Yang to report the situation.

After listening to their reports, Wang Yang also felt a headache.

"A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished" is a project approved by Mr. Xia and led by Zhao Dan in collaboration with Japanese friends. At this stage, it cannot be stopped by just a word or two from anyone.

Now the screenwriter is embarrassed by Lin Chaoyang's criticism. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, one of them has to leave, otherwise the project will not be able to proceed.

"We invited a living ancestor back!" Wang Yang sighed, and finally looked at Cheng Yin, "Old Cheng, you invited him back, so you have to send him away."

Cheng Yin complained, "I just invited him back yesterday, and now you want me to send him away. Isn't this making me offend him?"

"Then what do you say we should do? The script was written by Hongzhou and Ge Kangtong. We can't overturn the entire script just because of Lin Chaoyang's words, right? The Japanese screenwriter will be here next month."

"Then I don't care. They came here for my sake. Now you want me to chase them away. I can't do it. You can do it yourself." Cheng Yin dropped the ball. Wang Yang was angry. "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I'll go and talk to them. Okay?"

He brought Duan Jishun to Yanying Guesthouse and knocked on Lin Chaoyang's door.

After entering the room, Wang Yang saw paper and pen on the desk and asked, "Comrade Chaoyang, this is..."

"Nothing, I just suddenly got some inspiration to write something."

Seeing Lin Chaoyang's gentle attitude, Wang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. After a few pleasantries, he got down to business.

"Kishun and Lao Chengdu have both told me about the script. Um... you know the original intention of our film.

At this stage, the two countries have friendly diplomatic relations. We are not saying that we should forget or erase the past, but we should focus more on the future.

It has been two years since the film was made. People from all walks of life, both at home and abroad, have contributed a lot. Next month, the Japanese director and screenwriter will be released..."

Wang Yang's wording was very tactful, but the meaning was clear, which was to end the cooperation between the two parties.

In fact, when Lin Chaoyang saw that Cheng Yin didn't come, he already understood the purpose of Wang Yang and Duan Jishun's visit.

He listened quietly to what Wang Yang said, and nodded calmly, "Okay, that's it, I'll go home later."

Wang Yang was a little surprised by Lin Chaoyang's statement, and there was a bit of embarrassment on his face.

What surprised him was that, after hearing Cheng Yin and Duan Jishun describe the script discussion meeting, Lin Chaoyang was very excited at the meeting.

He thought that what he said might arouse Lin Chaoyang's anger, and he was even prepared to be scolded, but he did not expect Lin Chaoyang's reaction to be so calm.

Needless to say, the reason for the embarrassment was that they were the ones who invited the people, and now they wanted to ask them to leave after just one day. No matter how much they pretended, it would not sound good.

"Comrade Chaoyang, I'm really sorry."

Lin Chaoyang didn't know how much sincerity there was in Wang Yang's words, but he didn't care. "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished" was not a movie led by him. He expressed different opinions in public and was prepared to be sent away.

No one can be said to be a bad guy in this matter.

Even as for the two screenwriters who wrote the script, although Lin Chaoyang did not agree with their ideas and practices, he could not blame them for anything.

Just as Cheng Yin said, this is the general environment.

From today's perspective, since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides, the Japanese politicians have apologized for the crimes they committed during their invasion of China, and cultural and economic exchanges between the two sides have become increasingly active. Everything is moving in a positive direction.

In the eyes of many people, dwelling on the past is not beneficial to the country.

His anger came from the fact that as a later comer, he understood too well the Japanese's fickleness and treachery, and that the friendship between the two countries at this stage was nothing more than mutual exploitation.

After Wang Yang and Duan Jishun left, when Lin Chaoyang was packing up, Cheng Yin and Jiang Huaiyan came, and both of them felt a little embarrassed.

"Chaoyang, I'm sorry!" Cheng Yin said.

Lin Chaoyang smiled, looking relaxed, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We just have different ideas."

Jiang Huaiyan looked at Lin Chaoyang's reaction and praised him, "I like Chaoyang's personality. He speaks out when he doesn't like something, and he objects to the matter rather than the person. He is aboveboard!"

"Chaoyang, don't leave tonight. I'll call Lao Chen and we'll have a drink together." Cheng Yin suggested.

After hearing his words, Jiang Huaiyan also said: "This is a good proposal. I fully support it."

Because of what happened today, Cheng Yin and Jiang Huaiyan felt guilty and they held Lin Chaoyang tightly and refused to let him leave. He had no choice but to stay.

Cheng Yin called Chen Huaikai again using the guesthouse's phone and asked him to come for a drink, and Jiang Huaiyan volunteered to prepare the wine and food.

After finishing the call, Cheng Yin chatted with Lin Chaoyang in the room. After a while, he noticed the manuscript paper on the desk.

He picked it up casually and asked, "What's written on it? Do you mind if I take a look?"

"I was inspired to write a novel and have just started it. It's okay, just read it if you want." Lin Chaoyang said casually.

Cheng Yin's eyes fell on the manuscript paper. He glanced at it twice at first, and then his expression became more and more solemn.

Just as Lin Chaoyang said, the novel had only just begun, with less than three thousand words written. However, it was within these three thousand words that Cheng Yin saw something unusual.

"Chaoyang, you..."

"What's wrong?" Lin Chaoyang's expression was calm.

"What is this? A fight?" Cheng Yin asked with a wry smile.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, without any trace of hostility on his face, "Why fight? In your eyes, am I such a petty person?"

"Then you write this thing...it's easy for people to misunderstand!"

"Misunderstandings are their business, I just want to express the point I want to make."

Cheng Yin looked at the manuscript in his hand again and asked, "Is it necessary?"

"It is necessary, very necessary. We need to publicize this position. If we don't occupy it, the enemy will."

Lin Chaoyang's words left Cheng Yin speechless. After a few seconds, Cheng Yin said, "I thought you were leaning towards Y."

Lin Chaoyang shook his head again. "My stand is not about politics, but the stand of the country and the nation."

His tone was calm and without any ripples, but Cheng Yin didn't know why, but a feeling of awe arose in his heart.

(End of this chapter)